Articles by Jabbari Weekes

Pusha T

My Name Is My Name

PUBLISHED Oct 7, 2013

Let's define what Pusha T's world is: a lyrical thesaurus of cocaine terms, grandiose stories of the drug trade and high calibre production...

Kelela

Cut 4 Me

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2013

Without any context, the title of DC-born R&B/soul singer Kelela's Cut 4 Me sounds like some NEET-inspired, suicidal novel. Instead, it's a...

Jessy Lanza

Careless Whispers

PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2013

"I got my watch and my diamond; I don't care about the time," coos an uncharacteristically boastful Jessy Lanza over the smooth album cut,...

Manifesto Festival of Community and Culture

Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto, ON, September 22

PUBLISHED Sep 23, 2013

Gracious guests and good vibrations rippled across Manifesto's seventh annual Festival of Community and Culture as the Toronto community sp...

Jessy Lanza

Pull My Hair Back

PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2013

If an artists' music video were indicative of one's listening experience, "Kathy Lee" would certainly be representative of Hamilton, ON ele...

Jessy Lanza Talks the "Cohesive Mumble" of 'Pull My Hair Back'

PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2013

For electro-R&B songstress Jessy Lanza, the writing process for her upcoming debut effort, Pull My Hair Back was a lengthy and often labori...

Tal National

Kaani

PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2013

After firmly establishing themselves as Niger's premiere West African guitar band with breakout 2008 album A-Na Waya, Tal National return w...

Sampha

Dual

PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2013

According to UK singer/producer Sampha, the title of his debut EP, Dual, is partially inspired by the mixed signals, or "duality," people e...